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Defining Sustainable Economic Systems – Development vs Growth

Richard Matthews

Sustainable capitalism resists short-term thinking and endeavors to maximize long-term economic value creation. There is no waste in this model, everything is designed to last, be shared, reused, repaired, or recycled. It is focused on recycling waste to lower environmental costs.

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ESG Explainer: Walking the Walk on Plastic Packaging

Chris Hall

Among the topics to be discussed in Senegal will be the promotion of sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including product design and environmentally sound waste management. The UK produces more plastic waste per person than almost any other country, it adds, with much of it sent overseas for disposal.

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